Today we’re talking all about sight words. Specifically, my top 5 effective tips for making sight words STICK! So often we as teachers focus on assessing our student’s sight word automaticity in isolation, but overlook the need to reinforce that same instant recall when identifying sight words in context. We assume that easily reading sight words in context will be… Read More

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day and today I’m at home nursing a sick child. There is nothing worse than not being able to help your baby feel better. This just STINKS. We could absolutely use the prayers. Fevers scare the daylights out of me…especially when the Motrin/Tylenol combo doesn’t do a thing to relieve them. For those of you who will… Read More

It’s Friday and you know what that means?!?!? Well, nothing really. Except that it’s Friday 🙂 I love Fridays. Since I’ll be headed to Dallas for the Get Your Teach on Conference on Sunday, I’ll miss spending my 12 year wedding anniversary with Mr. Spouse. SO we’ll be celebrating tonight instead. Yes…I think this might be my favorite Friday of… Read More

Last week I popped in to tell y’all all about the books Abby and I are using for our Science of March resource. We just released it yesterday! WOO HOO!!! Here’s a little sample.. Rainbows/Color Science, Clouds, Weather in Spring, and Sun/Moon Stars. That’s a mouthful! Here’s the pacing calendar for those of you who asked… If you’re interested in… Read More

Hey you guys!! HAPPY SATURDAY! If you’ve been reading along this week, then you know today’s the LAST DAY of my little birthday SALE-A-BRATION! Today is my official birthday (WHOOP!!!) and I’m celebrating it at a wedding with the entire family in tow. I specifically asked for nothing this year so that we could instead spend the weekend doing random… Read More

One of the most frequent questions I get is all about how I teach sight words and what I do for the kids who continue to struggle with retention and application. That’s a tough one, isn’t it?! Especially when kids aren’t developmentally ready to retain and apply what they’ve learned….but that’s a whole different post. Today, let’s talk about some… Read More